Dark Humor: 1980
10 Curated Routines1. Lennon Post-Mortem
Lennon/Dark"John Lennon was shot. He imagined no possessions, but it turns out the only thing you really can't hold onto is your own life when a fan has a .38 caliber ego."
2. Election Satire
Politics/Reagan"Ronald Reagan is President. An actor in the White House. It makes sense; the country is a disaster movie, we might as well have a leading man who knows how to read a script."
3. Gallows Humor
Mortality"I went to a funeral for a guy who died of natural causes. "Natural causes" is just a medical term for "We have no idea why he gave up, but we’re done checking.""
4. Medical Wit
Mental Health"My psychiatrist told me I have a "god complex." I told him I’d forgive him for that comment if he’d just stop charging me for the time I spend blessing him."
5. Standard Satire
Nihilism/Office"Post-it notes were launched. Finally, a way to leave a suicide note that doesn't stick around long enough for the police to actually care."
6. Suburban Dark
Marriage/Dark"My wife says she wants a more "adventurous" life. So I told her the brakes on her car were "optional" from now on. She hasn't left the driveway yet."
7. Era One-Liner
TV/Economics"Who shot J.R.? Everyone in America wanted to know. Personally, I was more interested in who was going to pay the bill for the hospital stay."
8. Charles Addams Style
Misanthropy"I love the smell of the morgue. It’s the only place where the people are as cold as my heart and significantly quieter."
9. Existentialism
Cold War/Dread"Life is what happens while you’re waiting for the nuclear sirens to go off."
10. Dark Wit
Cynicism"Success is just the process of failing until you’ve made enough money to buy people who will tell you that you haven’t."